US Marshals nets $18.7M in new round of Bitcoin sale
The U.S Marshals Office successfully auctioned 2,170.7 legacy Bitcoin (BTC) to two buyers, according to reports.
The U.S Marshals Office successfully auctioned 2,170.7 legacy Bitcoin (BTC) to two buyers, according to reports.
Instead of a wide-open offering, some tech startups have started filing the ICO with the SEC, and some are even barring U.S. investors from taking part, according to reports.
The U.S. Treasury announced that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will begin adding cryptocurrency addresses to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List.
Referred to as ‘Project OAKSTAR,’ the NSA describe their tracking efforts as targeted at those using the cloak of privacy offered by cryptocurrencies to engage in terrorism financing and money laundering.
Russian billionaires reportedly advised Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in his efforts to create petro, the first state-backed cryptocurrency in the market.
Things appear to have only gotten worse for Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, banning all forms of cryptocurrency issued by the country.
A patent application has been filed in the U.S. by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for an automated credit scoring system built on a blockchain.
There were differing opinions by congressmen on the usability and security of cryptocurrencies. California Rep. Brad Sherman was very direct and dissing about the industry, which he described as “popular with guys who like to sit in their pajamas.”
Coinbase has also provided a step-by-step guide to calculate cryptocurrency-related taxes with the tool, simplifying the often cumbersome and laborious procedure.
A bill allowing residents to pay their taxes in cryptocurrencies has just passed its first reading required in Arizona.
CFTC case ruling incites a tug-of-war on who has jurisdiction over cryptocurrencies.
The patent marks a new direction for how PayPal might integrate cryptocurrency's technology in future.